Childcare offer

The Welsh Government childcare offer has been available in all areas of Newport since October 2018.

The offer

A maximum 30 hours of combined education and childcare will be offered to eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds for up to 48 weeks of the year.

The offer is available for children from the term after their third birthday until the September following their fourth birthday when they are offered a full-time education place.

Who can apply?

You are eligible for the childcare offer if:

your child is 3 or 4 years old

you live in Newport

both parents work if you are a two parent family

you work at least 16 hours at the national minimum or living wage

you earn a weekly minimum equivalent of 16 hours at the national minimum wage (NMW) or national living wage (NLW) (around £111 and £115 a week at the current 21-24 NMW and NLW rate respectively) but less than £100k per year